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On the plus side, you get sponsor-free listening to over 25 NPR podcasts. On the minus side, you get fewer chances to tap fast forward on your podcast player. On the plus side, you get to support something you care about. On the minus side, you like challenges and think this makes it too easy. So why don't you join us on the plus side of things with NPR Plus? Learn more and sign up at plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump does not have unlimited authority to impose tariffs.

M.P.R. Frank Ordonez reports on how the case could affect some of Trump's other priorities. A U.S. appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said Trump did not have the authority under what's called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose his sweeping tariffs. Trump has sought to use his emergency powers liberally. That was the justification for sending the military to the border, as well as the National Guard to Los Angeles, to quell protests, and try and take over law enforcement here in Washington, D.C. The White House is defending the legality of the tariffs and plans to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. The outcome could have implications for other cases where Trump's opponents challenged the administration's use of emergency powers. Franco, Ordoñez, NPR News. Vladimir Putin is in China for a four-day visit that will include meetings with President

Xi Jinping and India's leader Narenda Modi. As MPR's Charles Mains reports from Moscow, the gathering comes during talk of global realignments. President Putin has long argued for a new multipolar world, less dominated by the U.S. His visit to China will see that vision on full display. Putin will join a regional security summit in which anger over punitive U.S. economic policies are expected to take center stage. That includes by India. U.S. ally increasingly adrift after President Trump imposed steep tariffs over its purchase of discounted Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine. Yet Russia's biggest trading partner remains China. Putin will meet separately with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He'll also join

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un among Xi's guests of honor at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the symbolic show of a new global order. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow. More Democrats are speaking out about President Trump's plan to use the National Guard to patrol more U.S. cities, the administration has indicated that Chicago may be next along with Baltimore. Trump says the troops are needed because of high crime, even though crime has dropped drastically in those cities. Maryland Governor West Moore calls Trump's actions performative. It would just be great if we could have the president of the United States to actually

understand that this is one of the great American turnaround stories that's happening right now, and we would love the help to be able to continue to do that work instead of this arrogant criticism and cynicism. Trump is targeting Democratic-led cities, even though most high-crime states are controlled by Republicans. Officials in Colorado say one person was killed and three others injured Sunday morning after two small planes collided while they were attempting to land at an airport. The FAA says the planes were both approaching Fort Morgan Airport northeast of Denver when they hit mid-air. The occupants of one of the planes received minor injuries in the crash. You're listening to NPR News.

The Israeli military says it has killed the longtime spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas. Israel has killed many military and political leaders of Hamas in its efforts to dismantle the group's military capacity. The announcement was made on Sunday, as the country's security cabinet was meeting, to discuss the expansion of its offensive into some of Gaza's most populated areas. Labor unions are protesting the Trump administration's stop work order on a major wind farm project. As MPR's Andrea Shoe reports, the project off the coast of Rhode Island is nearly complete. The Trump administration abruptly halted work on the Revolution Wind Project on August 22nd, citing national security concerns. Brent Booker, general president of the

Laborer's International Union of North America, said the move had caused chaos. Booker says two million hours of work have already been completed, and hundreds of workers were out over the water working to get the project online. Only does that affect the individuals who are working on that. But an entire industry now is, you know, what's going to happen? Who's going to invest right now in renewable energy? And that just takes away future jobs and future opportunities. Interior Secretary Doug Bergam told CNN there are concerns of undersea drone attacks

and that the project did not receive a full review under former President Biden. Andrea Shoe and PR News. Week one of college football continued Sunday with South Carolina beating Virginia Tech 24 to 11, Lenores Sellers, through a 64-yard touchdown. touchdown pass, and Vickory Swain returned upon 80 yards for a touchdown in that win. Miami defeated Notre Dame 27 to 24. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. Hey, it's Rachel Martin. I'm the host of Wildcard from NPR. For a lot of my years as a radio host, silence sort of made me nervous. That pause before an answer, because you don't know what's

going on on the other side of the mic. But these days, I love it. Hmm. Ah. Gosh. Give me a minute. Yeah, yeah. Think. Listen to the Wildcard podcast only from NPR.